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Why Australian Social Enterprise Needs More Than Impact Investment

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 22nd April 2015 -  Despite the buzz, developing an impact investment market is not the answer for the provision of capital for all social enterprises in Australia, writes Libby Ward-Christie, Head of Investment and Advisory at Social Traders.

The Politics of Social Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 22nd April 2015 -  Social enterprise is inherently political but is curiously being deemed politically-neutral in the lead up to the UK Election next month, writes Dr Andrew Curtis, co-founder and director of the Dragonfly Collective.

Impact Investing in Real Estate

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 8th April 2015 -  Innovative new funding models are tackling pressing social needs and the reduced availability of financial support to address those needs across Australia. Journalist Nadia Boyce spoke to one NSW property developer who recently secured $2.1 million i

Spotlight

Tech for the Other 80%

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 25th March 2015 -  A duo of technology entrepreneurs has made the move to social enterprise, aiming to bridge the digital divide between the world’s richest and poorest with a global rollout of their $7 computer-on-a-stick, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlig

Former PUP Senator Kicks Goal for The Big Issue

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th March 2015 -  Newly independent Queensland Senator Glenn Lazarus has helped secure a $2 million Federal Government funding commitment for The Big Issue’s national Community Street Soccer Program for the next two years.

Spotlight

Social Enterprise Vision Clicking Into Place

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th March 2015 -  A digital twist on the classic model of supported employment is the culmination of personal struggles with depression, a career as a social sector executive and almost a decade of study for one Melbourne woman, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spo

Opinion

Why Co-operative and Mutual Businesses Are Key to Welfare Reform

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th March 2015 -  With confirmation of a Senate Inquiry into Co-operatives and Mutuals and the endorsement of member-owned businesses in the McClure Report on welfare, it is time to think seriously about how to facilitate the growth of this increasingly important self

Analysis

Social Enterprise – The Greatest Untold NFP Story

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th March 2015 -  With an estimated 20,000 social enterprises in Australia, where are all these businesses that are trading for social impact, asks Mark Daniels, Head of Market and Sector Development at Social Traders.

Spotlight

French Delicacy to Help the Homeless

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 25th February 2015 -  A young social entrepreneur is leveraging Melbourne’s trendy food truck scene by selling crepes to help the homeless - securing some very high-profile supporters along the way, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

Navigating Social Enterprise ‘Tensions’

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 25th February 2015 -  Governance issues need to be more visible in social enterprise debates in Australia, according to a Swinburne University academic who has authored a new study revealing that social enterprise demands a unique form of governance to tackle the tensions

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